TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE

These terms and conditions apply to sales by Vetmedsplus the trading name of GE Trading. Full contact details are set out below.

Please read these terms and conditions carefully before proceeding to place an order. Acceptance of the terms and conditions constitutes agreement to abide by the terms and conditions and a legally binding Contract may be entered into between you and the Supplier if your order is accepted. By declining to accept these terms and conditions you will be unable to proceed to place an order. These terms and conditions may be stored and reproduced by you for your future reference.

1. INTERPRETATION

1.1 In these terms and conditions the following words have the following meanings:
Contract: any Contract between the Supplier and you for the sale and purchase of the Goods. Please note that the Supplier may file this Contract;
Goods: any Goods agreed in the Contract to be supplied to you by the Supplier (including any part or parts of them);

Supplier: Vetmedsplus, PO Box 4725, Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 9BE.

1.2 In these conditions references to any statute or statutory provision shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that statute or statutory provision as from time to time amended, consolidated, modified, extended, re-enacted or replaced.
1.3 In these conditions references to the masculine include the feminine and the neutered and references to the singular include the plural and vice versa as the context admits or requires.
1.4 In these conditions headings will not affect the construction of these conditions.

2. APPLICATION OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

2.1 The Contract will be on these terms and conditions to the exclusion of all other terms and conditions (including any terms or conditions which you purport to apply under any purchase order, confirmation email, specification or other document or transmission). Any variation to these conditions and any representations about the Goods shall have no effect unless expressly agreed in writing and signed by a director of the Supplier.

3. OFFER

3.1 The invitation to you to order Goods from the Supplier is not an offer by the Supplier to sell the Goods to you. Your order for Goods is an offer to the Supplier to purchase Goods from the Supplier subject to these terms and conditions.
3.2 Wherever possible the Supplier will accept your order to purchase the Goods by email (the "confirmation email"). On receipt of the confirmation email or (if earlier) where the Supplier delivers the Goods to you there will be a concluded Contract between you and the Supplier.
3.3 The confirmation email will be deemed to have been received when you are able to access the confirmation email.
3.4 If the Goods ordered are unavailable we will advise you by email. We will provide you with a potential revised date for delivery of the Goods. If you would like to go ahead with the order you must send email confirmation of this. If the revised date is not satisfactory you may cancel your order without penalty and receive a refund or credit for any sum that has been paid by you for the Goods within 30 days.
3.5 Orders placed during business hours shall be deemed to have been received on that business day or if not within business hours, at the opening of business hours at its destination on the next business day. " business hours" means 9am-5pm on business days and "business day" means the days between Monday and Friday inclusive on which banks in Scotland are open for a full range of business.

4. PAYMENT

4.1 Payment for the Goods is due immediately upon the placing of the order. To place an order you will be directed to the check out page of the Supplier's website. Should you wish to place an order online, you will require completing an order form and paying by credit/debit card. You will require inserting your credit card details on this form.
4.2 No payment shall be deemed to have been received and no delivery will take place until the Supplier receives cleared funds.
4.3 Time for payment shall be of the essence.
4.4 You shall make all payments due under the Contract without any deduction whether by way of set-off, counterclaim, discount, abatement or otherwise unless you have a valid court order requiring that an amount equal to such deduction be paid by the Supplier to you.
4.5 In the event of your failure to make timeous payment of the price, the Supplier may cancel this Contract.

5. DESCRIPTION AND PRICE

5.1 The description and price of the Goods shall be as shown on the Supplier's website at the time you place your order. Every effort is made by the Supplier to ensure the accuracy of the description and price of the Goods. If an error is found in the accuracy of the description or the price of Goods supplied to you the Supplier will inform you of this. The Supplier reserves the right to cancel orders resulting from typographical errors in respect of the description or price of Goods ordered.
5.2 Prices shown will be inclusive of VAT.

6. PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERY

6.1 Time for delivery shall not be of the essence.
6.2 Prescription Only Medicine
6.2.1 Where an order is placed for a prescription only medicine you be required to fax this to the fax number detailed on the website. On receipt of the faxed signed prescription form the Supplier will use reasonable endeavours to deliver the Goods to you within 2 working days.
6.3 Non-prescription medicine
6.3.1 Where an order is placed for a non-prescription medicine the Supplier will use reasonable endeavours to deliver the Goods to you within 2 working days of receipt of your order.
6.6 If for any reason you will not accept delivery of any of the Goods or the Supplier is unable to deliver the Goods on time because you have not provided appropriate instructions:
6.6.1 The Supplier may store the Goods until delivery whereupon you will be liable for all reasonable related costs and expenses (including, without limitation, storage and insurance).
6.6.2 If you do not accept delivery of any of the Goods because you have cancelled the Contract pursuant to clause 8.1 you will receive a refund or re-credit for any sum that has been paid by you for the Goods within 30 days of cancellation less any costs.

7. RISK/TITLE

7.1 The Goods are at the risk of you from the time of delivery to you.
7.2 Ownership of the Goods shall not pass to you until the Supplier has received in full all sums due to it for the Goods.

8. CANCELLATION

8.1 Except as detailed below, you have the right to cancel the Contract at any time before the expiry of a period of 7 business days beginning with the day after the day on which you receive the Goods. You may not cancel the Contract under this clause 8 where the Goods supplied to you have been made to your specification, are clearly personalised or which by reason of their nature cannot be returned or are liable to deteriorate or expire rapidly. You may cancel by giving the Supplier notice in writing to the Supplier's business address or by sending a fax or e-mail. The notice shall operate to cancel the Contract between you and the Supplier.
8.2 Once the Supplier has received notice of your cancellation, the Supplier will refund or credit you for any sum that has been paid by you for the Goods within 30 days of cancellation.
8.3 If you cancel the Contract after delivery of the Goods to you, you are under a duty to return the Goods to the Supplier at the Supplier's business address at your own expense. Until you have returned the Goods to the Supplier you are under a duty to retain possession of the Goods and take reasonable care of them. If you fail to return the Goods the Supplier may charge you the direct costs of recovering the Goods. The direct cost may be deducted from any sum that has been paid by you for the Goods if you do not return the Goods within a reasonable time of cancellation.
8.4 Due to legal requirements medicines may not be returned except to correct an error in despatch or in response to an Official Recall.
The Supplier requires that all Goods returned are securely packed and suitably boxed in a manner consistent to the nature of the Goods. The Supplier recommends that the original packaging be used. You are responsible for ensuring that Goods are properly addressed and adequate postage is paid. The Supplier reserves the right to refuse the return of the Goods where they have been used or are not of saleable quality or where you have failed to follow the oral or written instructions as to storage, use or maintenance of the Goods. You will be responsible for any damage caused to the Goods in transit, to the extent that such damage has been caused by your negligence or failure to ensure the return of the Goods in a manner and within a time period suitable to the nature of the Goods.
8.5 The Supplier reserves the right to defer the date of delivery or to cancel the Contract or to reduce the volume of Goods ordered by you (without liability to you) if it is prevented from or delayed in the carrying on of its business due to circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Supplier including, without limitation, acts of God, governmental actions, war or national emergency, acts of terrorism, protests, riot, civil commotion, fire, explosion, flood, epidemic, lock-outs, strikes or other labour disputes, or restraints or delays affecting carriers or inability or delay in obtaining supplies of adequate or suitable materials Provided that, if the event in question continues for a continuous period in excess of 6 weeks, you shall be entitled to cancel the Contract.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

9.1 You and the Supplier shall only be liable under this Contract for losses, which are a reasonably foreseeable consequence of the relevant breach of Contract.
9.2 Subject to clauses 9.3 and 9.4:
9.2.1 the Supplier's total liability in Contract (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), arising in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of this Contract shall not exceed 100% of the price paid by you for the Goods; and
9.2.2 The Supplier shall not be liable to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, depletion of goodwill, loss of revenue, anticipated savings, any damage relating to the procurement of any substitute Goods or any indirect or consequential loss howsoever caused which arise out of or in connection with the Contract.
9.3 All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law (save for the conditions implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979) are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from the Contract.
9.4 Nothing in these conditions excludes or limits the liability of the Supplier for death or personal injury caused by the Supplier's negligence or fraudulent misrepresentation.

10. ASSIGNMENT

You shall not be entitled to assign the Contract or any part of it without the prior written consent of the Supplier. The Supplier may assign the Contract or any part of it to any person, firm or Supplier.

11. PRIVACY POLICY

11.1 The Supplier will obtain personal data from you when you enquire about Goods or when you place an order for Goods. The Supplier agrees to ensure that it will comply with the obligations imposed by the Data Protection Act 1998 in storing and processing your personal data. If you have any queries regarding the use of your personal data then please contact the Supplier. The Supplier's details are set out below.
11.2 The Supplier will use your personal and other information to provide you with the Goods, for administration, regulatory compliance, customer services purposes, to prevent fraud, for marketing and to ensure that the services provided by the Supplier are tailored to your needs and interests. The Supplier may keep your information for a reasonable period for these purposes. The Supplier may need to share your information with its service providers, associated companies and/or agents for these purposes. The Supplier may also disclose personal data in order to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation, including without limitation to the foregoing generality the regulatory framework set out by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
11.3 The Supplier may also share your information with third parties for marketing purposes. If the Supplier intends to share personal data with third parties, the Supplier will seek your consent to such disclosure at that time and if such consent is given, the Supplier or the third party may contact you by mail, telephone, fax, email or other electronic messaging with offers of goods and services or information that may be of interest to you. By providing the Supplier with your fax number or telephone number you consent to being contacted by these methods for these purposes.
11.4 The Supplier needs your email address to be able to contact you in connection with your orders and the Supplier may contact you by email with details of similar goods that they offer. If you do not want the Supplier to do this, please advise the Supplier by sending an email to the email address below.
11.5 By providing the Supplier with your personal information, you consent to the Supplier processing your sensitive personal data for the above purposes.
11.6 If you provide the Supplier with information about another person, you confirm that they have appointed you to act for them to consent to the processing of their personal data and that you have informed them of the Supplier's identity and the purposes (as set out above) for which their personal data will be processed.
11.7 The Supplier may provide links to web sites operated by third parties. The Supplier is not responsible for the content or privacy policies of these sites, or for the way in which information about their users is treated.
11.8 The Supplier's web site offers the use of a secure server when you place an order and the Supplier takes care to ensure that information is kept secure.
11.9 In the event of a sale or acquisition of some or all of the Supplier's business or assets, customer information may be one of the assets transferred.
11.10 You can request from the Supplier access to the personal information that the Supplier holds about you and to have any of your information corrected, for which the Supplier may charge a small fee.
11.11 This Privacy Policy may change and you should review it regularly. The Supplier will notify you of any changes where required to do so.

12. COMPLAINTS

If you have any queries, comments or complaints in regard to any aspect of the Contract or the contents of this web site then contact the Supplier in writing at the Supplier's business address.

13. GENERAL

13.1 Each right or remedy of the Supplier under the Contract is without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Supplier whether under the Contract or not.
13.2 If any of these terms and conditions is deemed to be invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and conditions shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability and shall remain in full force and effect.
13.3 Any waiver by the Supplier of any breach of, or any default under, any provision of the Contract by you will not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default and will in no way affect the other terms of the Contract.
13.4 The parties to this Contract do not intend that any term of this Contract will be enforceable by any person that is not a party to it.
13.5 These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales. Any dispute arising in regard to these terms and conditions and the content of the web site shall be submitted to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.